Contribution to understanding the post-mining landscape – Application of airborn LiDAR and historical maps at the example from Silesian Upland (Poland)

LiDAR data provide new insights into the historical development of mining industry recorded in the topography and landscape. In the study on the lead ore mining in the 13th-17th century we identified remnants of mining activity in relief that are normally obscured by dense vegetation. The industry i...

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Main Authors: Gawior, D., Rutkiewicz, P., Malik, I., Wistuba, M.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Bedrock
Exploitation
Galena
Geological mapping
Industrial development
Lead ores
Lidar
Minerals
Mining industry
New technology
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Summary:LiDAR data provide new insights into the historical development of mining industry recorded in the topography and landscape. In the study on the lead ore mining in the 13th-17th century we identified remnants of mining activity in relief that are normally obscured by dense vegetation. The industry in Tarnowice Plateau was based on exploitation of galena from the bedrock. New technologies, including DEM from airborne LiDAR provide show that present landscape and relief of post-mining area under study developed during several, subsequent phases of exploitation when different techniques of exploitation were used and probably different types of ores were exploited. Study conducted on the Tarnowice Plateau proved that combining GIS visualization techniques with historical maps, among all geological maps, is a promising approach in reconstructing development of anthropogenic relief and landscape..
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.5012452